intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
prime minister; premier; chancellor
supply; provision; service; supply
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
signature; signing; sealing
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
accomplishment; execution
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
imagination; supposition; guess
expressing one's mind; speaking out
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be ill; to suffer from
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
(not) even with; (not) even using
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere